Progress through technology (19th century)
May 08, 2018
Progress through technology (19th century)
Hey, Ho: 13th century
Hi: 15th century
Hal: Be healthy
Hail: 13th century
Hallo, Hello, Hillo, Hollo, Hullo
Stress was on the second syllable, difficult to hear the quality of the first vowel.
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Early 1800s: informal, street slang
1876: Invented by Alexander Graham Bell (Not Edison)
Need a way of starting a conversation
Prefered Hello:
Shouted 'Hello' ('Halloo') into the mouthpiece when testing a phonograph (留聲機)
A letter (1877) used Hello:
"I don't think we shall need a call bell as 'Hello!' can be heard 10 to 20 feet away. What do you think?"
I mean, hello! How crazy was that?
Implying that someone has missed the point in some way.
USA: 19th century
Widely spread
A confusible (17th century)
Disinterested: impartial, bored('incorrect', Oxford)
Uninterested: bored, unconcerned